Python solution for week 106, part 1

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+#!/opt/local/bin/python
+
+#
+# See ../README.md
+#
+
+#
+# Run as: python ch-1.py < input-file
+#
+
+import fileinput
+
+for line in fileinput . input ():
+    #
+    # Extract the numbers from the line of input, by splitting
+    # the input on white space, and forcing the chucks to be integer.
+    #
+    N = list (map (lambda x: int (x), line . split ()))
+
+    #
+    # sort () modifies the array
+    #
+    N . sort ()
+
+    #
+    # Find the maximum difference
+    #
+    max = 0
+    for i in range (1, len (N)):
+        if N [i] - N [i - 1] > max:
+            max = N [i] - N [i - 1]
+
+    #
+    # Print it
+    #
+    print (max)